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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crosses the landmark of 90 Cr
More than 73.76 Lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 97.87%; Highest since March 2020
22,842 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  is 0.80% of Total Cases
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 100 days
With the administration of 73,76,846 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 90 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 87,84,333 sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,73,728
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2nd Dose
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89,27,894
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,55,078
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2nd Dose
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1,50,96,107
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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36,64,19,042
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2nd Dose
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8,75,36,699
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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16,09,82,138
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2nd Dose
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7,83,06,698
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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10,21,47,774
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2nd Dose
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5,70,30,190
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Total
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90,51,75,348
The recovery of 25,930 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,30,94,529.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.87%. Recovery Rate is currently at its highest peak since March 2020.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 98 consecutive days now.
22,842 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload is presently 2,70,557, which is the lowest in 199 days. Active cases presently constitute 0.80% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of
12,65,734 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 57.32 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 1.66% remains less than 3% for the last 100 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be 1.80%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 3% for last 34 days and below 5% for 117 consecutive days now.
PIB Headquarters
Pension Adalat to Solve Problems Relating to Postal Pension
Department of Post proposes to hold Pension Adalat for Settlement of grievances relating to Postal services. Pension Adalatwill be held at 11:00 hours onwards on 18-09-2018  in the O/o the Postmaster General, Ahmedabad H.Q. Region, Speed Post Bhavan, Shahibaug, Ahmedabad-380004.
The Postmaster General will hear each complainant individually for complaints pertaining to Regional Office, Ahmedabad only and settle the problem of pensioners on the spot. The idea of the above stated Adalat is to give a personal hearing and settlement of problems of the pensioners on the spot.
The complaints related to Postal Pension should be sent to Shri Kalu Ram Hingar, Senior Account Officer, Accounts & Pension Section, O/o the Postmaster General, H.Q. Region, Speed Post Bhavan, Shahibaug, Ahmedabad-380004 so as to reach latest by 07-09-2018. The complaints received after the due date will not be entertained.
The complaints should be concrete and in brief. The complaints of a general nature and of policy matters will not be entertained. Moreover, the complaints should not contain more than one point or subject in one application.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM deplores attack on CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh
PM deplores attack on CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh
(The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has called the attack on CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh as cowardly and deplorable. The Prime Minister praised the valour of the CRPF personnel and said that the sacrifice of the martyrs will not go in vain.
“Attack on CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh is cowardly and deplorable. We are monitoring the situation closely.
We are proud of the valour of our CRPF personnel. The sacrifice of the martyrs will not go in vain. Condolences to their families.
May those injured in today's attack in Chhattisgarh recover at the earliest”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Prime Minister to lay foundation stone of Vanijya Bhawan
(Proposed Vanijya Bhawan building in New Delhi
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Vanijya Bhawan, a new office complex for the Commerce Department of the Government of India, on Friday, 22 June 2018. Locatednear India Gate, it is being built on a plot of 4.33 acres, belonging to erstwhile Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals , at the junction of Akbar and Man Singh Roads.
Strictly conforming to Central Vista norms, the building has an area of 19233.745 sq. meters. It will accommodate about 1000 officers and staff. While retaining the Central Vista architecture, the Vanijya Bhawan will have all modern technology driven features. It will be a completely paperless office with state of the art facilities such as smart access control, central air-conditioning, video conferencing, and completely networked systems.The building is also significantly a green building with all required certifications.
The layout of the building has been planned so as to minimise the number of trees that would have to be cut. More than 56% of the 214 trees on the plot are either being left untouched or are being replanted on the same plot. About 70% of the big trees have been saved. 230 new trees are also being planted on the same plot, thereby ensuring that tree cover on the site would increase after construction of the new building.
The new building will be a symbol of not only India’s growing economic might but also the adoption and use of technology in governance in India. The manner in which public procurement in India has been transformed by Government e-Marketplace , is an exemplary use of information technology by the Department of Commerce.
With the addition of new responsibilities like Integrated Logistics Sector Development to its already wide portfolio including the formulation, implementation, monitoring and review of the country’s foreign trade policy, work relating to multilateral and bilateral commercial relations, Special Economic Zones, state trading and export promotion and trade facilitation, the role of the Department of Commerce will become even more important for the economic growth of the country.
The Department of Commerce is currently housed in UdyogBhawan which also houses a large number of other Government of India departments leading to constraint of space. A few of its attached and subordinate offices like the Directorate General of Trade Remedies  and Government e-Marketplace  are operating from rented premises.
Ministry of Textiles
Centre approves 64 applications under the Production Linked Incentive scheme for Textiles
Government has approved the Production Linked Incentive  Scheme for Textiles on 08.09.2021 with an approved outlay of Rs.10,683 crore over a five year period to promote production of MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and Products of Technical Textiles in the country to enable textiles industry to achieve size and scale and to become competitive. Financial Year 2022-23 and 2023-24 are gestation periods under the PLI scheme for Textiles. Performance years commences from financial year 2024-25 to 2028-29. Government has approved 64 applications out of 67 applications received. In the approved 64 applications, the proposed total investment is Rs.19,798 crore and projected turnover of Rs. 1,93,926 crore with a proposed employment of 2,45,362. A total of 12 companies have proposed to set-up projects under the said Scheme in Madhya Pradesh, 7 companies in Uttar Pradesh and 4 companies in Rajasthan. There is no proposed project to be set-up in Odisha.
The details of India’s textiles & apparel exports including handicrafts exports during the last five years are as follows:

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Commodity
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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India’s textiles & apparel exports including handicrafts exports
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37.55
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38.40
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35.18
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31.59
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44.44
Source: DGCIS provisional data, figures are rounded off.
The textile industry provides direct employment to around 45 million people in the country.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Textiles Smt. Darshana Jardosh in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
Ministry of Education
NIPUN Bharat Scheme
The Department of School Education and Literacy launched the National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy called National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy  on 5th July 2021 under the aegis of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha. The mission aims to achieve universal foundationalliteracy and numeracy in primary classes.The Mission Guidelines lays down priorities and actionable agendas for States and UTs to achieve the goal of proficiency in foundational literacy and numeracy for every child by grade 3. Detailed guidelines for the mission have been developed which includes the codification of development goals and learning outcomes for age 3 to 9 years and Lakshya or Targets for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy starting from Balvatikato Grade III. The guidelines for implementation of the NIPUN Bharat mission has been uploaded on the Department’s website under the link mentioned below:
https://dsel.education.gov.in/sites/default/files/NIPUN_BHARAT_GUIDELINES_EN.pdf
As per the NIPUN Bharat implementation guidelines, assessment during the foundational learning can be broadly categorized into two major areas, namely:
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- School Based Assessment  through qualitative observation based on performance of the child in a multitude of experiences and activities. Various tools and techniques like anecdotal records, checklist, portfolio, and interactions  have been recommended to be used for assessment. Thus, the teachers at the foundational stage need to observe children as they play, work on their task, perform or interact among themselves, to assess children’s interests and learning.
- Large-scale standardised assessmentfor assessment of the processes and functioning of the educational systems . The assessment tools commonly used in conducting large scale assessment studies are multiple choice questions  and constructed responses are usually avoided to bring in objectivity in the process. These assessments are a mechanism to gauge how well learning is happening in their state, districts, and blocks. In this regard, the National Achievement Survey  2021 has been carried out for assessing learning outcome of children in Grade III.
A specialized National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement  for the foundational literacy and numeracy covering about 25 lakh teachers at the primary level across all states and UTs has been launched in September, 2021.
The information was given by the Union Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Shri Amit Shah reviews MHA Control Room operations, set up to fight the COVID-19 epidemic
Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah chaired a review meeting on MHA Control Room operations set up to fight the COVID-19 epidemic, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi today.
The Home Minister reviewed COVID-19 situation in various States with the officers of the control room, took their views and appreciated the exemplary work done by them. The MHA control room is working 247 and not only coordinating with States but also with various ministries of the central government, to fight the epidemic.
Present in the meeting were Ministers of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai and Shri G. Kishan Reddy, along with senior officers of the control room of the ministry. Norms of 'Social Distancing' were strictly adhered to in the meeting.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Steps taken for increasing exports through e-Commerce
Government has implemented several legislative and policy measures for e-commerce keeping in mind the retailers. Some of these measures are FDI Policy; Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999; Consumer Protection  Rules, 2020; Consumer Protection Act, 2019; Competition Act, 2002; Central Goods and Services Tax  Act, 2017; Information Technology Act, 2000; Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007; Companies Act, 2013; Copyright Act, 1957 etc.
Government has taken the following steps for increasing exports through e-Commerce:
- Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs  has digitized import and export clearances of courier parcels through the launch of Express Cargo Clearance System  at all major International Courier Terminals . The Courier Imports and Exports  Regulations, 2010 enables the electronic processing and clearances of courier imports and exports.
- With the recent issue of the Notification No. 57/2022-Customs  and Circular 09/2022 both dated 30th June 2022, e-commerce exports of jewellery have been further facilitated in compliance to the budget announcement of 2022 for providing a simplified regulatory framework for e-commerce exports of Jewellery.
- Exports by Post Regulations, 2018 and Circular 14/2018-Customs both dated 04.06.2018 were issued in order to facilitate exports and specifically give a fillip to the global outreach of Indian exports via e-commerce  through Foreign Post Offices.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President asks ICMR to allay fears about the impact of Coronavirus on the poultry Industry
Poultry Breeders Association calls on the Vice President
Apprises him on the problems faced by poultry industry
VP Calls for collective efforts of all stakeholders to provide right information to people
A delegation led by Bahadur Ali, Chairman, All India Poultry Breeders Association called on the Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu and apprised him of the problems faced by the poultry sector in the wake of the widespread fears about the impact of novel Coronavirus on the poultry industry.
They informed Shri Naidu, who is also the Rajya Sabha Chairman that false news about the threat to poultry industry was creating panic among the people and resulted in a massive reduction in the consumption of poultry products. They also stated that the poultry sector was passing through financial stress and wanted rescheduling of loans.
Quoting American biologist, Dr. Bruce Lipton, the Vice President said that the “fear of Coronavirus was more deadly than the virus itself.”
He asserted that all forms of rumour-mongering must stop and efforts must be made to restore the industry to normalcy.
The Vice President also spoke to the Director-General of Indian Council of Medical Research, Prof. Balram Bhargava, and advised ICMR to issue an advisory to allay the fears of the people on consumption of chicken and eggs.
He said that dissemination of correct information was necessary to assure both consumers and sellers.
Stating that millions of farmers are dependent on the poultry sector especially in rural India, Vice President said that the sector has a key role in creating secondary income for farmers, apart from providing nutritional security to people.
Shri Naidu asked the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Anurag Thakur, who was present at the meeting, to look into the matter.
The Vice President asked all stakeholders to make collective efforts in providing the right information to people.
Shri Thakur assured the delegation that the government would examine the matter and do the needful.
Shri Ranjith Reddy, Member of Parliament and President, Telangana Poultry Breeders Association and Shri Suresh Chitturi, Vice President of All India Poultry Breeders Association  were also present.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Doordarshan set to bring back Golden Era of television
Ministry of I&B issues advisory to Cable operators for mandatory carriage of DD, LSTV and RSTV channels
Doordarshan is all set to make staying at home more enjoyable for people during the lockdown by bringing its Golden Era shows back on television. The following shows are scheduled for re-telecast
- Chanakya : 47 episodes, directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi is planned for daily telecast in the afternoon time bands of DD Bharti from 1st week of April, 2020.
- Upanishad Ganga: 52 episodes, produced by Chinmaya Mission Trust and directed by Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi, also scheduled for afternoon slots on DD Bharti starting 1st Week of April, 2020.
- Shaktimaan: the famous serial featuring Mukesh Khanna planned for a 1-hour daily telecast on DD National network from April 2020 at 1 PM.
- Shriman Shrimati: the rib tickling comedy produced by Markand Adhikari is scheduled for a comeback on DD National from April 2020 in the 2 PM slot.
- Krishna Kali: 18 episodes are scheduled for a daily telecast at 8:30 PM on DD National
Ahead of the above television serials, the re-telecast of the following has already begun on 28th March 2020.
- Ramayan: from the stable of Ramanand Sagar’s catalogue comprising 78 episodes and 30 episodes being telecast on DD National everyday at 9 AM and 9 PM
- Mahabharat: 97 episodes  is being telecast in the 12 noon and 7 PM slots.
- Byomkesh Bakshi: 52 episodes telecast for 1 hour daily at 11 am
- Circus: 19 episodes and featuring Shahrukh Khan is being aired at 8 PM
- Hum Hain Na: comprising of 60 episodes has been scheduled starting from 28.3.2020 as a daily serial at @10.00pm on DD National Network
- Tu Tota Main Maina: comprising of 26 episodes has been scheduled as a daily serial from 28.3.2020 everyday @10.30pm on DD National Network
It is further highlighted that it is mandatory for all the DTH/Cable operators to show all the DD Channels as well as Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Channels as per the Cable Television Networks  Act. Non carriage of these channels is liable for action under Section 11, 12 and 18 of the Act.
In case viewers are not able to see the desired DD Channel they can complain about the same to the Station Head of the nearest Doordarshan Kendra or e-mail at ddpb.inform[at]gmail[dot]com. A letter to this end has been issued by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
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Ministry of Defence
INS ADITYA RENDERS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO INJURED FISHERMAN AT SEA
(Based on a distress call received from a fishing boat, FV Mahonnathan, INS Aditya provided prompt medical assistance to a critically injured fisherman about 75 nm West of Goa on 03 February 2022. Vipin, the fisherman, sustained a serious injury to his right hand resulting in excessive blood loss and low blood-oxygen levels.
INS Aditya promptly reached the spot and brought the injured fisherman onboard after providing him supplemental oxygen and first-aid in the fishing boat itself. Vipin had suffered fractures associated with crush injuries on multiple fingers of his right hand before he was evacuated. He was treated onboard to arrest bleeding and achieve hemodynamic stabilisation.
The ship provided sufficient cooked food to the crew of the boat, and the injured fisherman in stable condition, was transferred back to join his colleagues.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Union Health Ministry launches SAKSHAM Learning Management Information System
Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary launched the SAKSHAM , a Learning Management Information System  of MoHFW. This digital learning platform has been developed by the National Institute of Health & Family Welfare , New Delhi.
SAKSHAM is a dedicated and unified platform for providing online training and medical education to all health professionals in the country. This digital learning platform will ensure inclusive capacity building of health professionals from primary health centres located in rural and remote areas all the way up to tertiary care and corporate hospitals in metropolitan cities.
Currently SAKSHAM: LMIS is hosting more than 200 public health and 100 clinical courses through online mode. Health professionals can register themselves for these courses on the portal through url: https://lmis.nihfw.ac.in/ and get the certification after undergoing requisite training and qualifying the required assessment criteria.
Shri. S. Gopalakrishnan, Special Secretary , Dr. Manashvi Kumar, Joint Secretary , Dr. Dheeraj Shah, Director NIHFW, Ms. Nidhi Kesarwani, Deputy Director NIHFW, Dr. V K Tiwari, Dean NIHFW, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Dr. Pushpanjali Swain, Dr. D K Yadav and senior officials of the Health Ministry and NIHFW were present on the occasion.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN NAVAL SHIP SAHYADRI PARTICIPATES IN THE MAIDEN INDIA-INDONESIA-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE
Indian Navy's indigenously built warship INS Sahyadri, mission deployed in Indo-Pacific, participated in the maiden trilateral Maritime Partnership Exercise with the ships and aircraft from the Royal Australian Navy  and Indonesian Navy from 20 - 21 Sep 2023.
The trilateral exercise provided an opportunity for the three maritime nations to strengthen their partnership and improve their collective capability to support a stable, peaceful and secure Indo-Pacific region. The exercise also provided the opportunity for the participating navies to benefit from each other's experience and expertise. Complex tactical and manoeuvring exercises, cross-deck visits and cross-deck landings of integral helicopters were conducted for training of crew and enhancement of interoperability.
INS Sahyadri, the third ship of the indigenously designed and built Project-17 class multirole stealth frigates was built at Mazagon Dock Ltd, Mumbai and is commanded by Capt Rajan Kapoor.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN ARMY CELEBRATES 72nd TERRITORIAL ARMY DAY ON 09 OCT 2021
The Territorial Army celebrated its 72nd Raising Day on 09 Oct 2021. On the solemn occasion, Director General Territorial Army, Lt Gen Preet Mohindera Singh paid tributes to the fallen brave hearts by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial. A number of commemorative events were held across the country to mark the occasion.
The Territorial Army in its current form came into being when the Territorial Army Act was enacted on Aug 18, 1948. Initially, the Territorial Army consisted of Infantry, Armoured Corps, Air Defence Artillery, Signals, Supply and other departmental units. It was formally raised by the first Governor General Shri C Rajagopalachari on 09 Oct 1949, which has since been celebrated as Territorial Army Day.
The Territorial Army has a number of units affiliated to various regiments of the Indian Army, apart from Home and Hearth battalions based on the concept of Sons of Soil. Engineer TA Battalions are deployed for maintenance of the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. The Territorial Army also has 10 Ecological TA Battalions which are responsible for restoration of ecological environment of the country carrying out plantation in rugged and inhospitable terrain, reviving wetlands, restoring water bodies and undertaking water conservation measure by building check dams. Apart from this, some TA Battalions also perform specialist tasks at the Indian Railways, Indian Oil Corporations and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.